Robert M. Hauser Explained

Robert Mason Hauser
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation:Quantitative sociology
Known For:Social stratification, social statistics, and aging
Parents:Sylvia and Julius Hauser
Relatives:Philip M. Hauser
Thesis Title:Family, School, and Neighborhood Factors in Educational Performances in a Metropolitan School System
Doctoral Advisor:Otis Dudley Duncan
Workplaces:University of Wisconsin–Madison
Spouse:Taissa S. Hauser
Education:University of Chicago (BA)
University of Michigan (MA, PhD)

Robert Mason Hauser is an American sociologist. He is the Vilas Research and Samuel F. Stouffer professor of sociology emeritus at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he served as director of the Institute for Research on Poverty and the Center for Demography of Health and Aging.

Hauser is known for his work in quantitative sociology, studying issues such as social stratification, social mobility, impacts of education, race and gender, persistence of inequality across generations, and aging.Hauser served as Executive Director of the Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2010-2016) and now serves as executive officer of the American Philosophical Society (2017-).[1]

Early life and education

Robert Mason Hauser was born to Sylvia and Julius Hauser in Chicago, Illinois. His father was an organic chemist with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). His uncle, Philip M. Hauser, was a sociologist, demographer, and social statistician. The family moved from Chicago to the Anacostia neighborhood of Washington, DC, in 1949 and to Silver Spring, Maryland in 1954.[2]

Hauser has a B.A. in economics (1963) from the University of Chicago and an M.A. (1966) and Ph.D. (1968) in sociology from the University of Michigan.[3] [4] His dissertation was Family, School, and Neighborhood Factors in Educational Performances in a Metropolitan School System, supervised by Otis Dudley Duncan.[4] It was selected by the American Sociological Association for publication in the Arnold and Caroline Rose Monograph series, appearing as Socioeconomic background and educational performance (1971).[5]

Career

From 1967–1969 Hauser was on the faculty of the department of sociology and anthropology at Brown University.[4] In 1969 Hauser joined the department of sociology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Robert Hauser became the Vilas Research and Samuel F. Stouffer professor of sociology (now retired) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and served as director of the university's Institute for Research on Poverty and the Center for Demography of Health and Aging.

He worked with William H. Sewell and others to develop the Wisconsin model of status attainment, described as "paradigmatic in its influence on an entire subfield of the discipline."[6] Hauser joined the project in 1969 and led the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) from 1980-2010,[7] working closely with his wife, research scientist Taissa S. Hauser[8] [9] [2]

Hauser has also served on several committees of the United States National Research Council. He was the Executive Director of the Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine[7] from 2010-2016.[10] He became executive officer of the American Philosophical Society as of June 12, 2017.[11]

Research

Hauser has developed and used statistical methodology and data analysis techniques for the study of educational effects.[12] [13] Hauser's research examines trends in educational progression and social mobility[7] in the US due to race, ethnicity and gender. He has studied the effects of families on social and economic inequality, and changes in socioeconomic standing, health, and well-being across the life course through the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study.[7] [2] He examines and critiques the use of educational assessment as a policy tool.[14] [15]

Awards and honors

Selected bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Officers & Council . American Philosophical Society . 8 November 2022 . en.
  2. Hauser . Robert M. . A Life in Sociology . Annual Review of Sociology . 31 July 2017 . 43 . 1 . 1–18 . 10.1146/annurev-soc-060116-053434 . en . 0360-0572. free .
  3. Book: National Research Council (US) Panel on Collecting, Storing, Accessing, and Protecting Biological Specimens and Biodata in Social Surveys . Hauser . Robert M. . Weinstein . Maxine . Pool . Robert . Cohen . Barney . Conducting Biosocial Surveys: Collecting, Storing, Accessing, and Protecting Biospecimens and Biodata. Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff . 2010 . National Academies Press (US) . Washington (DC) . en.
  4. Web site: CURRICULUM VITAE Robert Mason Hauser. August 6, 2015 . Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality . 8 November 2022.
  5. Reiss . Albert J. Jr.. REPORT OF THE EDITOR OF THE ARNOLD AND CAROLINE ROSE MONOGRAPH SERIES OF THE AMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION . The American Sociologist . November 1970 . 402–403.
  6. Alwin . Duane F. . William H. Sewell: Recipient of the 1988 Cooley-Mead Award . Social Psychology Quarterly . 1989 . 52 . 2 . 85–87 . 2786908 . 8 November 2022 . 0190-2725.
  7. Web site: Robert M. Hauser . National Academy of Sciences . 8 November 2022.
  8. Web site: Resolution. April 18, 1989 . University of Wisconsin–Madison . 8 November 2022.
  9. News: Chaptman . Dennis . Tess Hauser was 'heart and soul' of Wisconsin Longitudinal Study . 8 November 2022 . news.wisc.edu . February 13, 2014.
  10. Web site: Robert Hauser . National Academy of Education . 8 November 2022.
  11. News: American Philosophical Society Announces Appointment of Robert Mason Hauser as Executive Officer . 8 November 2022 . American Philosophical Society . July 10, 2017 . en.
  12. Herriott . Robert E. . Muse . Donald N. . 7: Methodological Issues in the Study of School Effects . Review of Research in Education . January 1973 . 1 . 1 . 209–236 . 10.3102/0091732X001001209 . 143946423 . en . 0091-732X.
  13. Book: McShane . Marilyn D. . Williams . Franklin P. . Criminological Theory . 1997 . Taylor & Francis . 978-0-8153-2509-3 . 173, 203, 220 .
  14. Web site: Footnotes April 2011 Issue . Science Policy . 8 November 2022.
  15. Book: Lewis . Anne . High Stakes Testing: Trends and Issues. Policy Brief . 2000 . Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning . Aurora, CO. .
  16. Web site: FELLOW MEMBERS As of July 13, 2021 . American Educational Research Association . 8 November 2022.
  17. News: Hauser elected to American Philosophical Society . 8 November 2022 . University of Wisconsin–Madison News . May 5, 2005.
  18. Web site: APS Member History. 2021-06-08. search.amphilsoc.org.
  19. Web site: Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award . American Sociological Association . 8 November 2022.
  20. Web site: The Section on Methodology's Paul F. Lazarsfeld Award . American Sociological Association . 8 November 2022.
  21. Web site: Robert M. Hauser . John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation . 8 November 2022.
  22. Web site: Robert Mason Hauser . American Academy of Arts & Sciences . 8 November 2022 . en.
  23. Borras . Catherine . AAAS Council Meeting, 1977 . 8 November 2022 . Science . 15 April 1977 . 196 . 4287 . 342–344 . en . 10.1126/science.196.4287.342. 1977Sci...196..342B .
  24. Web site: GSA Current Fellows . Gerontological Society of America . 8 November 2022.
  25. Web site: Recognizing the ASA's Longtime Members Amstat News . American Statistical Association . 8 November 2022 . 1 April 2012.
  26. House . James S. . Review of Education, Occupation, and Earnings: Achievement in the Early Career.; Attitudes and Facilitation in the Attainment of Status., William H. Sewell . American Journal of Sociology . 1976 . 81 . 5 . 1236–1238 . 10.1086/226210 . 2777580 . 8 November 2022 . 0002-9602.
  27. Heyns . Barbara . Measuring the Effects of Education: Schooling and Achievement in American Society . Papers from seminars, Oct. 1971-May 1973. William H. Sewell, Robert M. Hauser, and David L. Featherman, Eds. Academic Press, New York, 1976. xxviii, 536 pp. $24. Studies in Population. . Science . 13 May 1977 . 196 . 4291 . 763–765 . 10.1126/science.196.4291.763 . 17776889 . 8 November 2022 . en . 0036-8075.
  28. Eckland . Bruce K. . Schooling and Achievement in American Society. William H. Sewell, Robert M. Hauser, David L. Featherman . American Journal of Sociology . 1 September 1979 . 85 . 2 . 448–449 . 10.1086/227027 . 8 November 2022 . 0002-9602.
  29. Pomer . M. . The Process of Stratification: Trends and Analyses. By Robert M. Hauser and David L. Featherman. New York: Academic Press, 1977. 372 pp. $19.50 . Social Forces . 1 December 1979 . 58 . 2 . 689–690 . 10.1093/sf/58.2.689 . 8 November 2022.
  30. Sandefur . G. D. . Opportunity and Change. By David L. Featherman and Robert M. Hauser. New York: Academic Press, 1978. 572 pp. $22.00 . Social Forces . 1 March 1981 . 59 . 3 . 867–868 . 10.1093/sf/59.3.867 . 8 November 2022 . en . 0037-7732.

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